The Hindu : "Proteas, Australia's main danger"

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003

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"Proteas, Australia's main danger"

Former one-day captain Steve Waugh hasn't written off South Africa in the World Cup and said the Proteas remain Australia's main danger. Waugh, 37, said the South Africans still have a chance to repeat Australia's 1999 barnstorming finish to win the World Cup.

After losses to the West Indies and New Zealand, South Africa must win every game from now on and hope Sri Lanka loses against the West Indies. Australia, just as with South Africa this time, lost two of its first three games in the last World Cup to New Zealand and Pakistan — but prevailed.

"I think they still have a good chance of doing well," Waugh said. "I see their start as very similar to ours in 1999, and if they can turn it around and gradually peak towards the end of the tournament, then there is no reason why they can't do well. To write them off now would be pretty foolish because I still think they are Australia's main danger."

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